Deepwater Horizon

Mark Wahlberg stars in this throwback to Seventies disaster films

"...Sydney (Allen). We meet a few other key players, crew chief Jimmy Harrell (Russell), and crew member Andrea Fleytas..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Land

Teen skaters get caught up in the drug world

"...(Lendeborg Jr.), the de facto leader of this interracial crew, seems to be the only one with enough forward..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Catching Up With The Beer Diaries

Creators discuss what's next for the local web series

"...Zeschuk, Mann, and the rest of their crew haven’t rested on their laurels since The Beer Diaries’..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Food Post by Tucker Whatley

Turnt Up

The Weird City Hip-Hop Festival returns as a single-day rap off

"...the verge of breaking out, while other luminaries, like Crew54 and even Protextor, arrive with anticipated projects. Ranging from..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Chronicle Volunteers in Wimberley

"...floor and up to a foot on the second. Crew members sifted for belongings in the yard, which during..."

June 24, 2015 Photo Gallery

Iris

In one of his final films, doc legend Albert Maysles profiles fashion maven Iris Apfel

"...Iris Apfel doesn’t require a camera crew to move her from the private to public historical..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Out of Her Cage

Micah Magee explores a Texan's teen pregnancy in Petting Zoo

"...Shot with a tiny crew and mostly non-actors, this quiet film – Magee's first..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Amy Gentry

Saints and Soldiers: The Void

Racial strife undercuts the efforts of a U.S. tank crew during the waning days of World War II.

"...waning days of World War II, a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans, including three infamous Panzer..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Even Flow

The Wounded Warrior Project and MSNBC bring the war home via an Austin connection

"...that come with the lumbering presence of a film/TV crew. Subjects are sharing stories about physical and mental trauma...."

July 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Opportunity Knocks – Not Once, but Twice

A boy’s chance meetings with the stars of 'Boyhood'

"...Eventually, the crew packed up and left the little pink house for..."

July 16, 2014 Screens Post by Rob D'Amico

Captain Phillips

Tom Hanks is at his best in this multidimensional thriller that grabs real life by the throat.

"...cogs in a greater social machinery. Phillips’ merchant marine crew follows protocols, the pirates are mere henchmen for powers..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Josh Watkins and Carillon Team Are Barbecue Champs!

Local team wins top prizes at first year barbecue event in NYC

"...volunteer Samantha Whitlam rounded out Watkins’ team. For this crew, the Gochujang – and their other brisket-complements – were..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Food Post by Elizabeth Childers

Kon-Tiki

Real-life adventurer Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 trip across the Pacific on a raft is re-created in this beautifully lensed film.

"...than Asians from the west.) He and his five-man crew set sail from Peru with no surveillance to monitor..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Two Gorehounds Go West

Horror directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks tackle a period Western

"...from weekend film warriors to managers of a large crew wasn't as easy as they'd expected. "There were 25..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Flight

"...are lost, but the vast majority of passengers and crew survive. In simulations, 10 other pilots were presented with..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Those Were The Days

Fond remembrances of a culinary giant

"...want to downplay the value of Jeffrey's management mentoring, crew camaraderie, and staff discount on utterly amazing food and..."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature by John Kunz

We Bought a Zoo

Matt Damon is a widower with two kids who buys a zoo after his wife bought the farm in Cameron Crowe's latest movie.

"...the public but is still maintained by a skeleton crew of workers led by workaholic zookeeper Kelly Foster (Johansson)...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fish Tank

In this raw and award-winning film, a prickly British teenager hurls herself into scenarios fraught with danger.

"...dancer who likes to watch Web videos of dance crews showing off their moves, has no crew of her..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday

Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success

"...see what I mean when I say the Jollyville crew seems to have something going on everywhere. (And hang..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

There Can Be Only One

Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16

"...in the South. Dancers compete in categories such as Crew on Crew; Double Trouble 2-on-2; Seven to Smoke 1-on-1..."

April 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Of Strip Clubs and Hash Stashes

On location: Dance With the One

"...at 8am on a Tuesday, but the cast and crew of Dance With the One seemed almost grateful last..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Big Man Japan

Midnight madness doesn't begin to categorize this bizarre Japanese superhero/monster movie.

"...who in the opening scenes has an offscreen camera crew inexplicably following him around and asking him questions. It's..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

The first casualties of the writers' strike.

"...elsewhere. Even so, regular work for the New Orleans-based crew is now belly up, creating opportunities for union bashing..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Off the Record

"...and twos to the second power, Austin's Table Manners Crew have earned national notoriety for their four-turntable technique. "It..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Column

For TLC, With a Little TLC

Is a local production company that recently finished its first documentary too good to be true?

"...years of creating their own content and hiring freelance crew, the company recently expanded to include producers Graham Davidson..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Film News

The governor signs off on incentives, leads chorus of dumb quotes

"...another $2 million goes to a state film archive, crew-training programs, and administrative costs – last week at Austin..."

June 15, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Troublemaker

Ed Ward's first-hand account of Willie Nelson's Complete Atlantic Sessions.

"...run a big story. Now who among the merry crew in Detroit could cover country music? Indeed, who didn't..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

Drawing Restraint 9

Iconoclastic artist Matthew Barney and his paramour Björk flood the screen with arresting images and sounds, and though little of it makes ordinary sense, it's compelling nevertheless.

"...lazily ricochets between the onboard preparations of the ship's crew (symbolism and repeated visual motifs abound, but they are..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Who We Are

The 'Chronicle' interviews Howard Zinn on war, peace, and human nature

"...interested in it because it was about an air crew in England, which is what I was in, a..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Where There's Smoke, There's a 'Vérité-Enhanced' Legacy

The Texas Documentary Tour: Ross McElwee's 'Bright Leaves'

"...to respond to what you're seeing by yourself." No crew, no preproduction, no pre-interviews. Of course, it's the responding..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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